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jimbogags — 18 years ago(August 06, 2007 03:44 PM)

It really can't be argued that the largest success the Cranberries (Dolores) had was with the first two albums Everbody Else is Doing it so why can't we, and No Need to Argue. One only has to listen to adult contemporary stations to know that the Cranberries' songs typically played are from those first two albums.
I have a theory as to why they have never been able to re-capture that special magic that were within their first two releases. Even now, with Dolores' solo album, albeit good, it's laced with a generic, over-produced coating.This is my theory: After the 2nd album, never again have we heard violins in any of the songs. That warm, melodic soothing sound of the violin was replaced with synthesized instruments. It's such a simple detail -that I contend- has completely changed the feel (and success) of the group.
This seems sooo obvious to me, yet, I've never seen or heard this mentioned; and obviously the group hasn't picked up on this detail either, or they would have put those nice cozy strings of a violin, viola, back into their music.
Listen to the Dolores' new album, and imagine it with a violin interlude or back-up like you would have heard on "Sunday" or "Empty", and tell me it would not better!
Any Thoughts? Agree? Disagree?

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well good for them for trying new things and going towards a new direction.
but i read an interview with Dolores where she stated that by the third album she was under so much pressure and really needed a break, so i guess for them the last album was more 'contractually obliged'
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Dancin to electropop like a robot
from 1984:SPERM-TTW

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It's possible.
Real orchestration instead of keyboards and synthesizers tend to make a difference. Real strings make it sound so much more beautiful and it captures the emotion that I personally think synthesizers can not capture. That goes for almost all adult alternative contemporary pop/rock artists/albums.
Dolores' solo album is amazing, however some songs are so electronica that I can't listen to them.
Tori Amos, an artist similar to Dolores O'Riordan suffered a similar fate. Her early works were laced with orchestra pieces and beautiful strings and brass. Her newest album: "American Doll Posse" has too much electronica/synth. It looses its appeal.

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i fully agree. i always thought if the first album weren't aimed to be a success, it could easily be passed as one of those soothing soundtracks found in drug stores lol. i've also always thought that the first album had more of a traditoinal irish tinge to it (cuz the first time i heard it, i was like "whoa, random"). but i do agree, some songs i like on dolores' solo album like "black widow" and "human spirit" because of the instruments, of course. i think they genericked their stuff to gain more attention in the media, but they got a little too out of hand and i guess they just kinda faded away near the last albums. i do wish they'd go back to their old ways

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